A Volusia County man is accused of trafficking heroin with a young child in the car.Sheriff's deputies said Davante Mitchell, 22, was a passenger in a vehicle stopped for a traffic violation near DeLand. Officials said Mitchell had a loaded gun and 42 bags of heroin ready for sale.The driver said she was just giving Mitchell a ride and said she had no knowledge of the drugs or the weapon. She told deputies the 1-year-old boy in the car with her was the child of a friend.Because the child was in the car at the time, Mitchell faces child neglect charges.Also see: Surveillance video shows ATM theftRelated: Florida mug shots

DELAND, Fla. —

A Volusia County man is accused of trafficking heroin with a young child in the car.

Sheriff's deputies said Davante Mitchell, 22, was a passenger in a vehicle stopped for a traffic violation near DeLand. Officials said Mitchell had a loaded gun and 42 bags of heroin ready for sale.

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The driver said she was just giving Mitchell a ride and said she had no knowledge of the drugs or the weapon. She told deputies the 1-year-old boy in the car with her was the child of a friend.

Because the child was in the car at the time, Mitchell faces child neglect charges.